2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: When will the Democratic Party ask itself why it is losing so many members? [View all]hay rick
(7,588 posts)And that is not going to change anytime soon. Our best means of countering the money disadvantage is volunteer effort. The Democratic Party is far from perfect but I think two truths should be obvious: 1) imperfect Democrats offer a much better alternative than even the "best" Republicans and; 2) the imperfect Democratic Party can be improved through our efforts or we can do nothing and watch it decay. In short, we get the Democratic Party that we build- that we deserve. If we do nothing except vote we may be disappointed or angry with the results, but we should not be surprised.
In my very red Florida county, the ratio of registered voters is roughly 2:1:1 (Republicans, Democrats, no party affiliation (NPA) and minor parties). Both major parties are losing new registration share to NPAs. The good news is that Republicans are losing "market share" faster than Democrats. The bad news is that new NPAs would probably trend Democratic and are less likely to vote at all. We need to reach those people or live with the consequences of failure.
Critics of the Party who are not activists are engaged in self-fulfilling prophecy. People who volunteer do not look to people on the sidelines for advice and criticism. We must be our own foot soldiers.